Introduction: Motorized Halloween Ring
Step 1:
Print the hollow back shell.
Step 2:
Print the face. Note the depression in the back of the face for the motor.
Step 3:
Print the ring/holder.
Step 4:
Print the battery holder and push it onto the motor shaft.
Step 5:
Glue (superglue) the ring to the hollow shell. Leave space for the tape that will join the halves together.
Step 6:
Attach a small led to the 2016 battery using the metal tape.
Step 7:
Solder wire wrap wires to the motor terminals.
Step 8:
Tape the led/battery assembly to the motor assembly. The led is on, so battery drain has begun.
Step 9:
Place the motor/led assembly into the face.
Step 10:
Secure the motor assembly with tape.
Step 11:
Insert a led through one of the eye holes.
Step 12:
Bend the short lead from the led (negative from the battery will go here).
Step 13:
Do the same with the other eye.
Step 14:
Connect the positive (long lead) of the led's together.
Step 15:
Attach a wire wrap wire to the led (I used blue for negative, red for positive).
Step 16:
Put tape over the negative led leads and connect all the blue wires together.
Step 17:
Connect a red wire to the red (long lead) wires on the led's.
Step 18:
Place the 2032 battery in plastic.
Step 19:
Tape the red wire to the positive side of the battery--blue to the negative. Secure the assembly in the plastic bag.
Step 20:
Push the plastic bag into the hollow shell--where it doesn't impede the movement of the mouth led. Tape the halves together.
Step 21:
Now you have a motorized lighted ring.
This will run for about two hours--but the led's on the eyes will go out in about 15 minutes. I would suggest putting the eyes on a separate battery.
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